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I’m getting my brother back in the gym. One issue though is that he does not seem to tolerate barbell squats very well. There’s a bunch of complicating factors. He’s 6’6, long legged and has a quite a colorful history of injuries, especially in his back, the lower part of which seems to be the one that doesn’t tolerate the squat so well.
Of course part of this could be in his head, as he is able to pull from a slightly raised position (25kg plates under the plates on the bar).
Anyways, the gym we go to is getting a belt squat station soon. I figure this is worth trying out for him.
If the belt squat works for him, are there any special considerations that should be made for the rest of his training? Mostly I’m thinking about training his back. Will those slightly elevated pulls + belt squat + pressing exercises + rows be enough, or should something else be considered?
I’m getting my brother back in the gym. One issue though is that he does not seem to tolerate barbell squats very well. There’s a bunch of complicating factors. He’s 6’6, long legged and has a quite a colorful history of injuries, especially in his back, the lower part of which seems to be the one that doesn’t tolerate the squat so well.
Of course part of this could be in his head, as he is able to pull from a slightly raised position (25kg plates under the plates on the bar).
Anyways, the gym we go to is getting a belt squat station soon. I figure this is worth trying out for him.
If the belt squat works for him, are there any special considerations that should be made for the rest of his training? Mostly I’m thinking about training his back. Will those slightly elevated pulls + belt squat + pressing exercises + rows be enough, or should something else be considered?
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